Supernatural In Macbeth

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Supernatural In Macbeth

The supernatural plays a large role within the play Macbeth. This is seen in all of the scenes where the witches appear, the changes in nature during the night when Duncan was killed, in the apparitions of the prophecies, and with the air-drawn dagger that guides Macbeth towards his victim.The apparitions in act four are parallel to those in the beginning of the play. The helmeted head represents Macbeth, and repeats his fear of Macduff. The bloody child represents Macduff, so this give Macbeth assurance of his royalty. This is shown in the quote AThe power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.@ (Act four, scene one). Macduff=s birth was unnatural. The crowned child bearing a tree represents Malcolm. This too gave Macbeth a feeling of power because he would never be harmed until Birnam Wood would come to Dunsinane Hill.If Macbeth did not take the immediate interpretation of the first three predictions, and looked for an alter meaning then he may not have been overconfident which led him to his self destruction. Now comes the most interesting of the supernatural contained within the novel. This is the witches. They are very closely associated with the number three. They are a group of three and there are three prophecies. They had the power to tell the future and create storms. These are still today thought to be truly fictious. They are also thought to have no appearance. This is told to us by Banquo when he mentions that they are women but are bearded. He also tells us that they are withered, their clothes are wild and careless, their hands are coarse and rough, Achoppy finger@, and that their lips are Askinny@ and colourless.These witches have a very strong relation to Macbeth. One of which is that they represent Macbeths evil ambitions. After Act 1, Scene 3, they are not seen by anyone b...

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